# XPathResult

The XPathResult interface represents the results generated by evaluating an XPath 1.0 expression within the context of a given node. Since XPath expressions can result in a variety of result types, this interface makes it possible to determine and handle the type and value of the result.

boolean
boolean
float
integer (short)
Node
Integer
String

## Methods

XPathResult.iterateNext()
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XPathResult.snapshotItem()
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## Constants

 Result Type Defined Constant Value Description ANY_TYPE 0 A result set containing whatever type naturally results from evaluation of the expression. Note that if the result is a node-set then UNORDERED_NODE_ITERATOR_TYPE is always the resulting type. NUMBER_TYPE 1 A result containing a single number. This is useful for example, in an XPath expression using the count() function. STRING_TYPE 2 A result containing a single string. BOOLEAN_TYPE 3 A result containing a single boolean value. This is useful for example, in an XPath expression using the not() function. UNORDERED_NODE_ITERATOR_TYPE 4 A result node-set containing all the nodes matching the expression. The nodes may not necessarily be in the same order that they appear in the document. ORDERED_NODE_ITERATOR_TYPE 5 A result node-set containing all the nodes matching the expression. The nodes in the result set are in the same order that they appear in the document. UNORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE 6 A result node-set containing snapshots of all the nodes matching the expression. The nodes may not necessarily be in the same order that they appear in the document. ORDERED_NODE_SNAPSHOT_TYPE 7 A result node-set containing snapshots of all the nodes matching the expression. The nodes in the result set are in the same order that they appear in the document. ANY_UNORDERED_NODE_TYPE 8 A result node-set containing any single node that matches the expression. The node is not necessarily the first node in the document that matches the expression. FIRST_ORDERED_NODE_TYPE 9 A result node-set containing the first node in the document that matches the expression.

## Browser compatibility

FeatureChromeEdgeFirefoxInternet ExplorerOperaSafari
Basic support Yes ? Yes ? Yes ?
invalidIteratorState Yes ? Yes ? Yes ?
iterateNext Yes ? Yes ? Yes ?
resultType Yes ? Yes ? Yes ?
snapshotItem Yes ? Yes ? Yes ?
FeatureAndroid webviewChrome for AndroidEdge mobileFirefox for AndroidOpera AndroidiOS SafariSamsung Internet
Basic support ? Yes ? Yes Yes ? Yes
invalidIteratorState ? Yes ? Yes Yes ? Yes
iterateNext ? Yes ? Yes Yes ? Yes
resultType ? Yes ? Yes Yes ? Yes
snapshotItem ? Yes ? Yes Yes ? Yes